What's the Story

     Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities for a couple of purposes.  Because of the way it was published as a serial, it can't be denied that he hoped to entertain in his work and wrote according to the readers reactions to last month's piece.  Dickens enjoyed commercial success because of this.  But there is much more to the novel.  Dickens even hoped it would be seen as his best work.  The themes that stays with you after the novel is redemption, and conveying that theme was part of Dickens motivation.  He was able to show that you can always make something of your situation and live, or die, with honor.  The novel also served as a cautionary tale.  Dickens feared revolution and sought to remind England of the bloodshed of the French Revolution.